Learn Interactive Python Programming in Course 2

Continue your coding journey in this interactive programming in python course

In part 2 of this course, we will introduce more elements of programming (such as list, dictionaries, and loops) and then use these elements to create games such as Blackjack.

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An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python - Part 2 (Course 2)

This two-part course is designed to help students with very little or no computing background learn the basics of building simple interactive applications. Our language of choice, Python, is an easy-to learn, high-level computer language that is used in many of the computational courses offered on Coursera. To make learning Python easy, we have developed a new browser-based programming environment that makes developing interactive applications in Python simple. These applications will involve windows whose contents are graphical and respond to buttons, the keyboard and the mouse.

Who should attend:

Curious beginner or novice programmers wanting to deepen their knowledge and skills
Those wanting to include programming as a part of their toolkit
Course completers of part 1 who wish to continue their journey

You will be able to:

Perform some object-oriented programming
Write small, but interesting Python programs
Develop foundational skills that will help solve computational problems

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MEET YOUR RICE PROFESSOR

Scott Rixner

Scott Rixner is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University. He is currently helping to lead the Master of Computer Science (100% Online) and Master of Data Science (100% Online) degree programs. Prior to joining Rice, he received his Ph.D. from MIT.

Joe D. Warren

Joe Warren is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice University.

Joe has led the development of several award-winning specializations on introductory programming on Coursera. Joe was an undergraduate at Rice from 1979-1983 and received his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1986. He has been a professor at Rice ever since and served as the Chair of the Department from 2008-2013.